On the [[17/4-4/10/78 Events|16th of August]] 1878, I sent the following report to [[Sadleir|Sadeir]]:- "I beg to report, for the Superintendent's information, that I am of opinion that the offender Kelly could be routed from his hiding place if the arrangements proposed by the Superintendent were properly carried out. The distance from Mansfield to the King River is so great, and the country impenetrable that a party of men from here would, in my opinion, require to establish a kind of depot at some distance beyond the Wombat-say Stringybark Creek, seven miles beyond Monk's. By forming a camp there, it would enable the party to keep up a continuous search between there and the flat country towards the King River, Fifteen-mile Creek, Holland's Creek. ....." see rest of text([[Royal Commission report day 10 page 3|RC1741]]) ([[Royal Commission report day 10 page 1|RC1727]])([[The Complete Inner History of the KellyGang and their Pursuers (17)|JJK]])
. The place I mentioned as the place likely for the '''KellyGang''' to be hiding was a good deal east of where they were actually found to be. Sup Sadleir was not satisfied with starting three, especially as none of us knew the '''KellyGang''' to a certainty, and that is why Sup Sadleir chose Constable [[Lonigan|Lonigan]]. The expedition was delayed through various causes. Mrs [[Mrs Ellen Kelly|Kelly]]'s trial was coming on, I was a witness in some case in Beechworth, and Sup [[Sadleir|Sadleir]] was looking for more particular information before sending my part out. He delayed it till October ([[Royal Commission report day 10 page 3|RC1741]]) see also ([[The True Story of the KellyGang of Bushrangers Chapter I page 1|CHC]])
'''Stringybark Creek Murders 26/10/1878''' I was stationed at [[Doon|Doon]] just before. ([[Royal Commission report day 45 page 9|RC15489]])
I told Consts [[McIntyre|McIntyre]] to do the cooking and [[Lonigan|Lonigan]] to mind the horses back at our camp on Stringybark Creek during our absence.(RC14341) We took some lunch for myself and Scanlan; sufficient for that day. Const Scanlon and I went off riding down [[Ryan's Creek|Ryan]]'s Creek in very thick bush within a hundred yards or so of the '''KellyGang''''s camp on [[Bullocky Creek|Kellys]] Creek.Some think that I was out after the '''KellyGang'''. I told Const [[McIntyre|McIntyre]] what I was doing, we went off to get aquainted with the country. But he thought it was very strange that we went to the neighborhood where we were found instead of continuing on the direct road to Hedi.
Many think that I knew where the [[KellyGang|KellyGang's]] camp was ([[The True Story of the KellyGang of Bushrangers Chapter 2 page 4|CHC]]) ([[The True Story of the KellyGang of Bushrangers Chapter 5 page 3|CHC]]) ([[Cookson, 06_09_1911_1|BWC]])
My Murder
Ned [[Ned Kelly|Kelly]] gave an account of what happened at [[Stringy Bark Creek|Stringybark]] Creek in the Cameron [[Cameron Letter|Letter]]. He added to that in his statement to the press at the Glenrowan Siege ([[The Argus (13)|Argus]] 29/6/80) See also ([[The True Story of the KellyGang of Bushrangers Chapter I page 1|CHC]]) ([[The True Story of the KellyGang of Bushrangers Chapter 5 page 3|CHC]])
My last moments; can we believe this report ([[The Argus at KellyGang 13/12/1878 (6)|Argus13/12/78]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 14/12/1878|Argus14/12/78]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 16/12/1878 (2)|Argus16/12/78]])
Finding my body
The search parties did not find my body for at least a week after the found those of Scanlon and [[Lonigan|Lonigan]]. ([[The True Story of the KellyGang of Bushrangers Chapter 2 page 4|CHC]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 31/10/1878 (2)|Argus31/10/78]])
I was found by a party that included [[Mansfield|James Tomkins]] and '''Henry Sparrow''' up on [[German's Creek|German's]] Creek. I was lying in a clearing with my head about 6 feet from a large gum tree. I had a bullet wound through my chest and there was bullet damage on the gum tree. I was lying on my back and had a police cloak over me. ([[The True Story of the KellyGang of Bushrangers Chapter 2 page 4|CHC]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 31/10/1878|Argus1/11/78]])
The search party put 2 new corn sacks over my body. See another version ([[Age 1/11/78|Age1/11/78]])
My inquest was held at the hospital in [[Mansfield|Mansfield]] on 1 November [[ev78-10--4Mansfield Murders|1878]]. ([[The Argus at KellyGang2/11/1878 (3)|Argus2/11/78]])
My funeral was one of the biggest held in Mansfield and it was attended by the Anglican Bishop Moorhouse ([[The Argus at KellyGang2/11/1878 (3)|Argus2/11/78]]) ([[The True Story of the KellyGang of Bushrangers Chapter 2 page 4|CHC]])
After our murders the whole circumstances and the details relating to me appeared in an up-country journal published by Mr. Hall, a member of the Royal commission. It was supplied to the press by private information, not by the police. ([[Royal Commission report day 45 page 16|RC15555]])